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texas announced a voighte voter i.d. law? >>> the justice department sued texas over the law. why was the voting rights act passed? >> in response to a civil rights movement that said w the right to vote is fundamental in a democracy. it rectified acts of discrimination in which african/american were denied the right to vote and protect the rights. to on be able to participate effectively. pand you refer to act that required for southern states. >> take us into the present day. the. >> some sections are and don't want people to be denied to vote base based on race or any other kik characteristics. of section three, if there is a systematic, federal courts can fashion remedies. it is out moded because jim cr crowe with the temporary pro?rigz 1965 thankfully are no longer there. >> talk about sections 4 and 5. >> we are missing a lot. discrimination persists a texas jurisdiction. they are required to provide bilingual and had them at no polling places. said let's keep a galling referendum off the ballot & the large turn out of african/american and latinos can stimulate discrimin
texas announced a voighte voter i.d. law? >>> the justice department sued texas over the law. why was the voting rights act passed? >> in response to a civil rights movement that said w the right to vote is fundamental in a democracy. it rectified acts of discrimination in which african/american were denied the right to vote and protect the rights. to on be able to participate effectively. pand you refer to act that required for southern states. >> take us into the present...
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legislator texas quietly amended the eligibility -- eligibility requirements. noted they would disqualify and number of incumbent hispanic supervisors and there was a significant disparity in ownership rates between whites and minorities. future cases like these will end very differently. citizens will be disenfranchised. victimized by the law instead of served by it. that progress, historical progress toward a more perfect union will go backwards instead of forward. what can we do and why am i talking to you, the members of the house of delegates about what can happen and what you can do? i think we need an approach that moves on multiple fronts at once. stepped-up enforcement by the department of justice, and new legislation from congress and grassroots actions by citizens of lawyers across the country. first, as attorney general holder is doing in texas, the department can reinforce efforts to undo discriminatory election changes. building a new list for preclearance based on recent abuses that would be easier and more effective if congress shifted the stand
legislator texas quietly amended the eligibility -- eligibility requirements. noted they would disqualify and number of incumbent hispanic supervisors and there was a significant disparity in ownership rates between whites and minorities. future cases like these will end very differently. citizens will be disenfranchised. victimized by the law instead of served by it. that progress, historical progress toward a more perfect union will go backwards instead of forward. what can we do and why am i...
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texas first, okay. apparently eric hold certificate apparent-- approaching voter rights protection like we his first day in prison. look, i'm going find the biggest-- there and beat the [bleep] out of him. i'm sending a message here. the other states will fall in line. (applause) but look, look, i've got to say what has texas done to deserve that? >> literally two hours after the court's ruling, texas official said they would begin enforcing a new voter requirement even though a federal court struck down the law because it quote imposes strict unforgiving burdens on the poor and racial minorities in texas. >> come on, texas. what were you doing for two whole hours? did it take you that long to make the call because your hand was shaking too much from the excitement of being able to disenfranchise voters? and let's be clear. texas is not alone in its rush to implement restrictive new voting laws. in a phrase that is almost never uttered in a flattering context, florida is also leading the way. >> florida
texas first, okay. apparently eric hold certificate apparent-- approaching voter rights protection like we his first day in prison. look, i'm going find the biggest-- there and beat the [bleep] out of him. i'm sending a message here. the other states will fall in line. (applause) but look, look, i've got to say what has texas done to deserve that? >> literally two hours after the court's ruling, texas official said they would begin enforcing a new voter requirement even though a federal...
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as we approach, a federal judge voting to overturn the texas voting law. >> congress can find a way to fix flight control at the airports -- .> i am all for that >> and to get a plane to carry the presidential dog to the vineyard. he does require a plane. >> not of his own. mark and i were having this discussion, and he is more eloquent than i am, but we have gone from martin luther king to the reverend al sharpton. as a leader, as he is trying to be this weekend, it is very dispiriting. >> it is absolutely true. the mark on washington was a remarkable event. a march on washington was remarkable event. it was transformative. churches, particularly black churches, catholic protestant churches in this country and jewish leadership do not play nearly the role in american life today that they played then. the bones and the box behind the uaw were walter reyes. bucks behind the uaw were walter ruth. it is a changed time. >> i think the administration has done a good job of shutting down voter suppression throughout the country. they stopped florida. they stopped pennsylvania. powell said th
as we approach, a federal judge voting to overturn the texas voting law. >> congress can find a way to fix flight control at the airports -- .> i am all for that >> and to get a plane to carry the presidential dog to the vineyard. he does require a plane. >> not of his own. mark and i were having this discussion, and he is more eloquent than i am, but we have gone from martin luther king to the reverend al sharpton. as a leader, as he is trying to be this weekend, it is...
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but i think they're going to go for the bigger game in north carolina, just as they have in texas. and what they're going to try to do is say we know the part of the voting rights act that was in effect since 1965 is gone. but what they're trying to do in texas, and what they're going to do in north carolina is say to a judge we still need to force under a different section of the voting rights act but still survive the supreme court decision, we need to require these states to still get approval because there is still discrimination going on. so i think in a couple of weeks, they'll follow the same line in north carolina. >> we saw a lot of outrage from groups. and some of the groups are threatening to sue and other things. but actually on the photo i.d., the public opinion for that is fairly high across the country. that if people ask, is it reasonable to show a piece of -- a driver's license or photo i.d., is that acceptable? most people say, majorities say yes so what is the big deal about photo i.d.'s? is there an argument these are needed? >> the governor you showed a little
but i think they're going to go for the bigger game in north carolina, just as they have in texas. and what they're going to try to do is say we know the part of the voting rights act that was in effect since 1965 is gone. but what they're trying to do in texas, and what they're going to do in north carolina is say to a judge we still need to force under a different section of the voting rights act but still survive the supreme court decision, we need to require these states to still get...
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and the department of justice today announced they will sue the state of texas in order to stop texas' voter i.d. law. the justice department says it plans its challenge under the part of the voting rights act that was not gutted by the supreme court earlier this summer. in a statement, attorney general eric holder said this represents the department's latest action to protect voting rights but will not be our last. the federal government is going to wade into texas to stop what texas is going on voter suppression. if the administration says texas won't be the last place that happens, what will be the next place that happens? north carolina's new moves against voting rights are called the most radical state-wide changes since the voting rights act was passed in 1965. does north carolina need federal intervention in order to protect its citizens' right to vote in joining us now, congressman g.k. butterfield, represents elizabeth city where we are tonight. he's a former voting rights attorney, himself. former north carolina supreme court justice. congressman butterfield, thank you for b
and the department of justice today announced they will sue the state of texas in order to stop texas' voter i.d. law. the justice department says it plans its challenge under the part of the voting rights act that was not gutted by the supreme court earlier this summer. in a statement, attorney general eric holder said this represents the department's latest action to protect voting rights but will not be our last. the federal government is going to wade into texas to stop what texas is going...
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. >>> let's go to jerry in texas. jerry? >> caller: hi, jim. i have a retirement 403b that's employer matched. >> right. >> caller: i'm 65 years old, i have no plans to retiring within the next three to five years, but this plan around mutual funds, money funds and bond funds, no stocks, but there are over 4,000 funds to choose from. i manage this 403b, and from all of the funds available, i choose around ten and don't change them very often. right now, the distribution is about 1/2 money market and the rest is spread across 500 index, technology, energy, chemical and bond funds. >> i think that's too much money market. i think you've got to switch to maybe take it to 40% and go up 60% on the rest. because that one key point you mentioned which is that you're not anywhere near retiring. you've got a lot of years to make money. do not cut off your upside in that fund talking about that later in the show. market's up, market's down, but sometimes you need to take a step back, okay, and look at the big picture before making great wealth plays. pre
. >>> let's go to jerry in texas. jerry? >> caller: hi, jim. i have a retirement 403b that's employer matched. >> right. >> caller: i'm 65 years old, i have no plans to retiring within the next three to five years, but this plan around mutual funds, money funds and bond funds, no stocks, but there are over 4,000 funds to choose from. i manage this 403b, and from all of the funds available, i choose around ten and don't change them very often. right now, the...
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nelson cruz of the texas rangers. a big one as well. jhonny peralta, detroit tigers. a great job. another name you have to look out for. could impact the team. and then everth cabrera. another up and coming, all-star caliber player, another guy that could be on the list. several others on the list. what people need to remember, these are the big names that could impact pennant races now. >> let's talk how many game suspensions, what are you hearing? >> could be basically remainder of the regular season. they want to get these done. if any of the teams make the playoffs, major league baseball wants the guys eligible for the post season. or maybe the teams want them to be able to come back and play in the toast season. it's important that they try to get the suspensions handed down. ryan braun was 65 games. regular season. post season. nelson cruz, a guy they want to get back. jhonny peralta, they want to get him back. >> tell us about the teams that will be hurt right now. >> the rangers, if texas loses nelson cruz. the team's struggled since losing josh hamilton to fr
nelson cruz of the texas rangers. a big one as well. jhonny peralta, detroit tigers. a great job. another name you have to look out for. could impact the team. and then everth cabrera. another up and coming, all-star caliber player, another guy that could be on the list. several others on the list. what people need to remember, these are the big names that could impact pennant races now. >> let's talk how many game suspensions, what are you hearing? >> could be basically remainder...
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, texas. so it shows that illegal voting is taking place in the state of texas. eric, the other bizarre thing about this is the fact that this is nothing more than what you call selective prosecution. voter id has already been upheld by the supreme court and it is being held and the obama administration is not challenging and there is a new law similar to the texas law in rhode island they are not prosecuting why? rhode island is a blue state and texas and north carolina are red states. this is nothing more than partisan political politics. >> some say the laws have different restrictions in this sort of thing versus rhode island and your state. >> the similarities between rhode island and texas are very close. just as are the similarities between the ibd -- the indiana law and the similarities between the texas program and the program upheld by the united states supreme court. and eric, one last point that shows how hipocritical this is, but the month -- or the year before barack obama took p
, texas. so it shows that illegal voting is taking place in the state of texas. eric, the other bizarre thing about this is the fact that this is nothing more than what you call selective prosecution. voter id has already been upheld by the supreme court and it is being held and the obama administration is not challenging and there is a new law similar to the texas law in rhode island they are not prosecuting why? rhode island is a blue state and texas and north carolina are red states. this is...
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north carolina, mississippi, texas, florida, south carolina. she is suggesting that since 1965 and 2013, the white people in the south are irrevocably racist and cannot be trusted. half of the country below the mason-dixon line still cannot be trusted. this is a person who wants to be a president of the entire united states and this is the basis on which she's going to run to turn out, as jason suggested, black vote in the south. >> this is essentially about turnout? >> i think it's entirely about turnout, paul. in 2005, the federal election reform commission headed by jimmy carter and former secretary of state jim bakker said that voter i.d. laws should be promoted because they will en franchise black voters. she's suggesting that no one could possibly disagree with her. well, serious people do disagree with her on this. >> let me ask you a political question, jason. what is the benefit for republicans of pushing -- that's what they're doing. a lot of the states pushing it are republican. not universally, republicans pushed some of the laws. a
north carolina, mississippi, texas, florida, south carolina. she is suggesting that since 1965 and 2013, the white people in the south are irrevocably racist and cannot be trusted. half of the country below the mason-dixon line still cannot be trusted. this is a person who wants to be a president of the entire united states and this is the basis on which she's going to run to turn out, as jason suggested, black vote in the south. >> this is essentially about turnout? >> i think it's...
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his presidential hopeful status senators rand paul of kentucky marco rubio of florida and ted cruz of texas are also making waves in the presidential pool twenty sixteen presidential candidates on both sides of the aisle will try to avoid the same mistakes made by two thousand and twelve candidates mistakes which in many cases provide prove to be campaign killers and while twenty sixteen hopefuls may look to. two thousand and twelve election cycle for lessons and advice what can we the people take away from two thousand and twelve as we look ahead to the future of elections in america joining me now for more on that is dan balz veteran political correspondent for the washington post and author of the new book collision twenty twelve obama versus romney and the future of elections in america dan welcome back to the program thank you i just every year like the future of elections in america i mean that's that's well it's also is the portentious the right words it's i mean what we have seen radical changes in our lifetime and how the whole action in fact just in the last generation the last fi
his presidential hopeful status senators rand paul of kentucky marco rubio of florida and ted cruz of texas are also making waves in the presidential pool twenty sixteen presidential candidates on both sides of the aisle will try to avoid the same mistakes made by two thousand and twelve candidates mistakes which in many cases provide prove to be campaign killers and while twenty sixteen hopefuls may look to. two thousand and twelve election cycle for lessons and advice what can we the people...
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so texas first. maybe alabama. maybe mississippi. maybe north carolina after today. sometimes you use the bully pulpit. sometimes you have the authority to weigh in and stop something directly. sometimes when you lose that authority, as justice department did during the, with the voting rights act case. sometimes when you lose that authority, you instead decide you're going to sue. what is the range of options available to you? and how do you use it? how do you still try to make progress when some avenues toward the progress you want to make are blocked? on the issue of drugs and criminal justice, the obama administration made it a priority to try to reduce the huge disparity in sentencing for crack cocaine versus powder cocaine. i mean, if cocaine is the problem, why be so much more lenient for one variety of cocaine and so much more strict for the other? on that issue, the administration found a lot of allies in congress. the build to reduce those sentencing disparities between crack cocaine and powder cocaine, that bill passed by a voice vote in the house in 2010.
so texas first. maybe alabama. maybe mississippi. maybe north carolina after today. sometimes you use the bully pulpit. sometimes you have the authority to weigh in and stop something directly. sometimes when you lose that authority, as justice department did during the, with the voting rights act case. sometimes when you lose that authority, you instead decide you're going to sue. what is the range of options available to you? and how do you use it? how do you still try to make progress when...
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rain and showers across the southeast and in texas. >> it's going to be 100 degrees for you in dallas. into the high 80s. miami into boston. temperatures also in the 80s up and down the west coast and around the great lakes. >> we throw the title hero around a lot in this case the title seems to be just right. >> the hero is 15-year-old michael shearer, doing work on a rural road in maryland the other day when he heard a crash. he ran to the scene and spotted a small fire under the vehicle and a mother screaming that her three children were inside that vehicle. >> well, my first main thoughts were to get them out of the car. the whole time i was doing that. i was -- that was the only thing i was thinking about was that fire and the amount of smoke that started spewing out of the car was getting ridiculous. i knew we was -- it was a race against time. >> great kid. right after they got out, all three kids safely, shearer said the whole front of the car went on fire. the driver and kids suffered minor injuries. >> oh, my gosh. i can't even imagine a situation like that. the fact that he
rain and showers across the southeast and in texas. >> it's going to be 100 degrees for you in dallas. into the high 80s. miami into boston. temperatures also in the 80s up and down the west coast and around the great lakes. >> we throw the title hero around a lot in this case the title seems to be just right. >> the hero is 15-year-old michael shearer, doing work on a rural road in maryland the other day when he heard a crash. he ran to the scene and spotted a small fire...
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as i showed you on this program last weekend, senator ted cruz of texas received a standing ovation from a crowd of conservative christians when he said that he wanted to abolish obamacare. >> there is no more important regulatory reform that we can do than to repeal every single word of obamacare. regulatory reform. do we want to reform the bible? do we want to reform the christian faith? these people are phony christians. they preach out of one side of their mouth and they operate out of another. to the detriment of americans who need help. denying people. think about this. denying people with preexisting conditions health care is morally wrong. yet they stand on solid ground in their mind that it is the right thing to do. denying 30 million americans health care is simply the wrong way to go. that's not what we want as a country. all this talk about how it is an unpopular policy. no, it's not. it's not. this is what the majority of americans want. we should also point out to congresswoman bachmann that lying is wrong. >> the american people lose control? what do they get? they get hea
as i showed you on this program last weekend, senator ted cruz of texas received a standing ovation from a crowd of conservative christians when he said that he wanted to abolish obamacare. >> there is no more important regulatory reform that we can do than to repeal every single word of obamacare. regulatory reform. do we want to reform the bible? do we want to reform the christian faith? these people are phony christians. they preach out of one side of their mouth and they operate out...
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in texas politics. so texas as of today has started converting its roads to gravel. the state in some cases will be reducing speed limits on those roads to 30 miles an hour because, you know, they are not paved roads anymore. president obama was back at the white house today. his eight-day massachusetts vacation was marked by republicans angrily denouncing the fact he want on vacation at all. also the president making a sober statement from his vacation about the bloodshed in egypt. there were candid photos showing the president breaking the rule that presidents should never be photographed with anything on their heads. but also he doesn't look all that dorky. bike helmets are much cuter than they used to be. the president's vacation, though, also reportedly marked by some protests. low key local protests where the president was staying that were aimed at catching the president's eye. "dressed in a polar bear costume, jerry, the field director for the center of biological diversity has been all over the island trying to catch the president's eye as his motorcade driv
in texas politics. so texas as of today has started converting its roads to gravel. the state in some cases will be reducing speed limits on those roads to 30 miles an hour because, you know, they are not paved roads anymore. president obama was back at the white house today. his eight-day massachusetts vacation was marked by republicans angrily denouncing the fact he want on vacation at all. also the president making a sober statement from his vacation about the bloodshed in egypt. there were...
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he said, i regret that the doj announced its intent to file a lawsuit against the texas voter i.d. law, citing the voting rights act, which i mentioned he supported. he said, i spoke with the attorney general and requested he withdraw the case until there can be a legislative fix of the vra. the lawsuit would make it much more difficult to pass a bipartisan fix to restore the heart of the vra. to translate that, you basically have a republican who's typically been on the side of voting rights act renewal now saying he doesn't think we can get there unless the attorney general doesn't enforce parts of the law that supreme court didn't even touch. i view that, yesterday's statement, as one of the worst things that's happened in this debate. what do you think going into this weekend is important for the folks you're working with to try to get section four and section five of the voting rights act restored? >> this attorney general has an obligation. he put his hand on a bible, took an oath of office to enforce the law. there's no more egregious violation of the voting rights act than
he said, i regret that the doj announced its intent to file a lawsuit against the texas voter i.d. law, citing the voting rights act, which i mentioned he supported. he said, i spoke with the attorney general and requested he withdraw the case until there can be a legislative fix of the vra. the lawsuit would make it much more difficult to pass a bipartisan fix to restore the heart of the vra. to translate that, you basically have a republican who's typically been on the side of voting rights...
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on behalf of the plaintiffs in the lawsuit over texas' law. what that means for voters in texas and you and the political future of folks like you. >> well, chris, hopefully it means that texans will be able to vote in the way they've been used to voting for many decades now. i was in the texas legislature in 2011 and before that for several years and saw the republican majority not only pass the voter i.d. law but also make it harder to register to vote, to register others to vote, to do mail balloting. so it's been a series of hurdles that they've tried to put in the way to make it harder for texans to vote and these laws disproportionately effect low-income voters and minority voters. they know what they're doing. they're trying to shave off if it's two, three, four, five points. we all know people win a lot of elections in those small margins. that's what they're trying to accomplish. >> judy, the lawsuits are being done under section 2 of the voting rights act, if i understand that correctly. if left standing by shelby county decision the
on behalf of the plaintiffs in the lawsuit over texas' law. what that means for voters in texas and you and the political future of folks like you. >> well, chris, hopefully it means that texans will be able to vote in the way they've been used to voting for many decades now. i was in the texas legislature in 2011 and before that for several years and saw the republican majority not only pass the voter i.d. law but also make it harder to register to vote, to register others to vote, to do...
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god bless the texas tribune, a smart, nonprofit journalistic venture in texas. they have been covering the tax republican senator ted cruz like nobody else. as ted cruz has been barnstorming texas this week, while the senator has been on break. he has been at home in texas, recaaleecal ralliy support from his base to shut down the health care reform. but as he gets support, beyond just the hating health insurance together, beyond that, there is a bit of more falling in love between ted cruz and the texas people. >> i'm so proud of ted cruz, he is shaking them up in washington. >> has all the things that make up a good candidate. not only his strength of character, but the hollywood look, too. >> the hollywood look? that man has politics goggles on. and texas republicans are so in love with ted cruz, they want him running for president, america, right now. no matter what. who cares that he was born in canada? >> i think the whole thing is very silly. the facts of my birth are straightforward, my mother was a u.s. citizen born in delaware. so under u.s. law i'm an
god bless the texas tribune, a smart, nonprofit journalistic venture in texas. they have been covering the tax republican senator ted cruz like nobody else. as ted cruz has been barnstorming texas this week, while the senator has been on break. he has been at home in texas, recaaleecal ralliy support from his base to shut down the health care reform. but as he gets support, beyond just the hating health insurance together, beyond that, there is a bit of more falling in love between ted cruz and...
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laws in texas, and north carolina. among others. then, present obama's decision in june of last year, to halt de deportation proedings for the illegal immigrants who came to u.s. back in february of 2011, president decided that defense and marriage act was unconstitutional. instructing his attorney general to noolonger defend the law in court. obama administration ordering centers for disea control to research gun violence, which congress had halted nearly a decade and a half ago, and went around congress to waive the work requirement in welfare ogram, attorney general holder didontrict himself in a substantial fashion, federal prosecutors cannot, and should not, bridge everyase or charge every defendant who stands accused of violating federal law, some issues are best handled at state or loc level. lou: nearly all issues are best handd at state or local level. but the attorney general statements dismiss rereality of a year wrong involvement by the obama justice department in prosecution of george zimmerman. mo than 2thousand federa
laws in texas, and north carolina. among others. then, present obama's decision in june of last year, to halt de deportation proedings for the illegal immigrants who came to u.s. back in february of 2011, president decided that defense and marriage act was unconstitutional. instructing his attorney general to noolonger defend the law in court. obama administration ordering centers for disea control to research gun violence, which congress had halted nearly a decade and a half ago, and went...
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texas can be won. the gop knows this. they know that the country is growing demographically about their tide. and so they are doing anything and everything possible to keep certain people away from the polls. >> well, we've got to make sure all people can go to the polls with no impediments. >> absolutely. >> floyd mckissick, goldie taylor, thanks for your time. >> thank you, rev. >> one program note. this wednesday night at 8:00 p.m., msnbc will air dr. martin luther king king's i have a dream speech in its entirety. that's a special broadcast of the whole speech, wednesday, 8:00, on "all in with chris hayes." it will be a special show. please tune in. >>> ahead, right-wing senator ted cruz actually president obama's secret weapon? why cruz's mission to destroy obama care is actually dragging republicans down. plus, a stunning new report says a white supremacist prison gang is threatening republican officials that report coming up. >>> and donald trump sued for fraud. new york's attorney general drops a $40 million lawsu
texas can be won. the gop knows this. they know that the country is growing demographically about their tide. and so they are doing anything and everything possible to keep certain people away from the polls. >> well, we've got to make sure all people can go to the polls with no impediments. >> absolutely. >> floyd mckissick, goldie taylor, thanks for your time. >> thank you, rev. >> one program note. this wednesday night at 8:00 p.m., msnbc will air dr. martin...
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>> texas is one state you'll look at. now some states after the supreme court ruled these do not have to wait for the federal government to approve some changes in voter laws, they will also make some changes. i don't think it's that restrictive restric restrict. to get up here, i had to show my i.d. with my background on a presidential campaign, voter fraud is a huge issue and -- >> but there are a lot of people who have studied this and say there is no evidence of widespread voter fraud and showing a voter i.d. only combats impersonation fraud which is still one vote for one vote. it's very ineffective. >> you had mickey mouse register to vote. the whole dallas cowboys offensive line register to vote. if you have i.d. you cannot do that. if you are saying i'm tony romo, you can't do that. it's something that should be there. voter i.d. is constitutional and there isn't a problem with it. >> we can spend more time on this. i want to move on to anthony weiner. he's set a new record low with 80% of voters viewing him unfav
>> texas is one state you'll look at. now some states after the supreme court ruled these do not have to wait for the federal government to approve some changes in voter laws, they will also make some changes. i don't think it's that restrictive restric restrict. to get up here, i had to show my i.d. with my background on a presidential campaign, voter fraud is a huge issue and -- >> but there are a lot of people who have studied this and say there is no evidence of widespread voter...